We are excited to announce that we have begun adding the following new titles to the site, covering 5 wars and 130 years of U.S. military history:
War of 1812 Pension FilesFree
Records in the War of 1812 Pension Files reveal details of each soldier’s service and family. In a declaration made by widow Mary Abbott, she elaborates upon her late husband's engagements in Ohio after stating that he was "out three times in the War of 1812."
Mexican War Service Records
From 1846 to 1848, the war with Mexico determined the southwest border of the U.S. as we know it today. The Mexican War Service Records launch Fold3's commitment to bringing records of this strategic war to our members.
Confederate Casualty Reports
From skirmishes to major battles, documents within the Confederate Casualty Reports describe a unit's role in the conflict and detail casualties, from killed to missing to "slightly" wounded. A few reports from the Battle of Sharpsburg (also known as Antietam) on September 17, 1862, relate the action from several units, beginning with the report of the 13th South Carolina Infantry.
 World War I Officer Experience Reports
The World War I Officer Experience Reports reveal intriguing accounts by engineers in the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Some reports go beyond military and engineering terms to provide remarkable, sometimes poetic insights, like this January 6, 1919, account of a torpedo attack on a convoy hours after the writer described "the dark forested shores of North America" as "a mere fringe on the horizon."
WWII "Old Man's Draft" Registration Cards
In 1942, men between the ages of 45 and 64 were required to register for the draft in order to create an inventory of those who could provide essential skills to the home front during World War II. The "Old Man's Draft" Cards are the result, complete with addresses, dates, and physical descriptions of each registrant.
Watch for more to come as these titles continue to grow and others are added.
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Monday, September 05, 2011
Fold3 Content Update
The following is from Fold3.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Footnote.com Announces New Focus on Historical U.S. Military Records and Changes Name to Fold3
The following is from Ancestry.com.
Footnote.com Announces New Focus on Historical U.S. Military Records and Changes Name to Fold3
New Brand will Honor and Remember those who have Served
LINDON, UTAH -- (August 18, 2011) – Footnote.com, a premier destination for discovering family history records, today announced it will now focus primarily on offering the finest and most comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records available on the internet. The site gathers the most valuable U.S. military records, photos and stories to help family historians and others discover and share the memories of those who served.
As part of this new focus, the name of the site will change from Footnote to Fold3. The Fold3 name is derived from the third fold in a traditional military flag folding ceremony which “is made in honor and remembrance of the veteran departing our ranks who gave a portion of his or her life for the defense of our country to attain peace throughout the world.”
Fold3 is the web’s premier collection and destination for original U.S. military records, helping people find and share more than 74 million images of historical documents and photos. These records include valuable collections from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, World Wars I and II and America’s more recent engagements in Vietnam and elsewhere. Specializing in digitization of paper, microfilm and microfiche collections, Fold3 brings many never-before-seen historic documents to the web through patented processes and unique partnerships with The National Archives and other institutions. This combination of innovative technology and access to strategic partners provides subscribers with an easy way to search original documents and discover stories about the people, places and events in the conflicts that shaped America and the world.
“We have already begun expanding Fold3’s robust military collection to include new pension application files and draft cards,” said Brian Hansen, General Manager of Fold3. “It’s truly gratifying to help researchers easily discover at home what they previously could find only by traveling to an archive.”
Fold3’s significant collections illuminate history that was once hidden. For example, Fold3’s World War II photos, Missing Air Crew Reports and JAG case files include detailed information about the ordeal of Louis Zamperini, subject of the New York Times Best Seller, Unbroken. Similar stories about millions of service men and women lie undiscovered within the records available on Fold3.
Fold3 will continue to operate as a subsidiary of Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource, which acquired Fold3 as part of its purchase of iArchives in 2010. In addition to connecting more closely to its military collection, the rebranding helps distinguish Fold3’s value as a highly complementary brand to Ancestry.com. Many family historians and genealogists may use Ancestry.com to find an ancestor who served in the military and then use Fold3 to discover the details of their service.
To begin searching for your family’s military history, go to www.fold3.com.
About Fold3 (www.fold3.com)
Fold3 offers the web’s premier collection of original military records, gathering the best U.S. military records, photos and stories to help customers discover and share the stories of those who served. With more than 74 million historical record images already online and more being added every day, Fold3 brings the details of America’s military service to life.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Black Friday deal on Footnote.com - Save Big!
The following is from Footnote.
 Special Offer for an Annual Membership Only $39.95 Why you should use Footnote.com
Hurry! This offer ends Friday, November 26th at 11:59pm! |
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Footnote.com & Ancestry.com
The following is from Footnote.
Several weeks ago Footnote.com (as part of iArchives) agreed to be acquired by Ancestry.com and that transaction has officially closed today. As we join forces with Ancestry.com there is a huge opportunity to leverage each other’s strengthsand move even faster toward our goals. You may be curious about how this deal effects members of Footnote.com? The plan is to continue to run Footnote.com the way we have always run Footnote.com — continuing to do what we believe is best for our customers, our business and our brand.
Now that the deal is officially closed we are excited to leverage some of Ancestry.com’s resources and expertise to take Footnote.com to the next level. It has been exciting to see Footnote.com grow over the past 4 years. Footnote.com started with only 5 million historical documents and today we have nearly 70 million searchable documents, over 1 million members, nearly 100,000 Footnote Pages, and over half million annotations added. We couldn’t have done it without our members and the great team at Footnote.com and we are excited for Ancestry.com’s support in the next chapter.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Ancestry.com to Purchase Footnote
The following is from Ancestry.com.
ANCESTRY.COM INC. TO ACQUIRE IARCHIVES
Leading Brand for American Historical Content
PROVO, Utah, September 23, 2010 – Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire iArchives, Inc. and its branded Web site, Footnote.com, a leading American History Web site, for approximately $27 million in a mix of Ancestry.com stock, cash and assumption of liabilities. This acquisition will provide the company with a complementary consumer brand, expanded content offerings, and enhanced digitization and image-viewing technologies.
iArchives digitizes and delivers high-quality images of American historical records of individuals involved in the Revolutionary War, Continental Congress, Civil War, and other US historical events to Footnote.com subscribers interested in early American roots. iArchives has digitized more than 65 million original source documents to date through its proprietary digitization process for paper, microfilm and microfiche collections.
“Footnote.com is highly complementary to Ancestry.com’s online family history offering,” said Tim Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ancestry.com. “By promoting Footnote to our Ancestry audience, we hope to expand its reach among researchers who care about early American records. iArchives also brings outstanding image-viewing technology and content digitization capabilities that will improve our leadership position in bringing valuable historical records to the market. We welcome the iArchives team to the Ancestry.com family.”
Upon completion of the transaction, iArchives will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ancestry.com. As part of the transaction, Ancestry.com currently expects to issue approximately 1.0 million shares of common stock. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions and is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Ancestry.com also announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program of up to approximately $25 million of its common stock. Under the authorization, share repurchases may be made by the Company from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions depending on market conditions, share price and other factors and may include accelerated or forward or similar stock repurchases and/or Rule 10b5-1 plans. Part of the rationale for the repurchase is to offset dilution of equity resulting from the iArchives acquisition. No time limit was set for the completion of this program. The share repurchase program may be modified or discontinued at any time by the Board of Directors.
About Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM) is the world's largest online family history resource, with approximately 1.3 million paying subscribers. More than 5 billion records have been added to the site in the past 13 years. Ancestry users have created more than 19 million family trees containing over 1.9 billion profiles. Ancestry.com has local Web sites directed at nine countries, including its flagship Web site at www.ancestry.com.
About iArchives
iArchives is a leading digitization service provider that also operates Footnote.com, a subscription Web site that features searchable original documents, providing over 35,000 paying subscribers with a view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com, all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visit www.footnote.com.
ANCESTRY.COM INC. TO ACQUIRE IARCHIVES
Leading Brand for American Historical Content
PROVO, Utah, September 23, 2010 – Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire iArchives, Inc. and its branded Web site, Footnote.com, a leading American History Web site, for approximately $27 million in a mix of Ancestry.com stock, cash and assumption of liabilities. This acquisition will provide the company with a complementary consumer brand, expanded content offerings, and enhanced digitization and image-viewing technologies.
iArchives digitizes and delivers high-quality images of American historical records of individuals involved in the Revolutionary War, Continental Congress, Civil War, and other US historical events to Footnote.com subscribers interested in early American roots. iArchives has digitized more than 65 million original source documents to date through its proprietary digitization process for paper, microfilm and microfiche collections.
“Footnote.com is highly complementary to Ancestry.com’s online family history offering,” said Tim Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ancestry.com. “By promoting Footnote to our Ancestry audience, we hope to expand its reach among researchers who care about early American records. iArchives also brings outstanding image-viewing technology and content digitization capabilities that will improve our leadership position in bringing valuable historical records to the market. We welcome the iArchives team to the Ancestry.com family.”
Upon completion of the transaction, iArchives will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ancestry.com. As part of the transaction, Ancestry.com currently expects to issue approximately 1.0 million shares of common stock. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions and is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Ancestry.com also announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program of up to approximately $25 million of its common stock. Under the authorization, share repurchases may be made by the Company from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions depending on market conditions, share price and other factors and may include accelerated or forward or similar stock repurchases and/or Rule 10b5-1 plans. Part of the rationale for the repurchase is to offset dilution of equity resulting from the iArchives acquisition. No time limit was set for the completion of this program. The share repurchase program may be modified or discontinued at any time by the Board of Directors.
About Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM) is the world's largest online family history resource, with approximately 1.3 million paying subscribers. More than 5 billion records have been added to the site in the past 13 years. Ancestry users have created more than 19 million family trees containing over 1.9 billion profiles. Ancestry.com has local Web sites directed at nine countries, including its flagship Web site at www.ancestry.com.
About iArchives
iArchives is a leading digitization service provider that also operates Footnote.com, a subscription Web site that features searchable original documents, providing over 35,000 paying subscribers with a view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com, all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visit www.footnote.com.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Free Revolutionary War Records - Limited Time
The following is from Footnote.
In recognition of America's Independence Day, Footnote is opening their Revolutionary War Collection free to the public. This unique collection features millions of original records found nowhere else on the internet.
Whether you are a genealogist or a history buff, you can discover new details about the Revolutionary War in records that include:
Hurry, this free access ends July 7, 2010.
In recognition of America's Independence Day, Footnote is opening their Revolutionary War Collection free to the public. This unique collection features millions of original records found nowhere else on the internet.
Whether you are a genealogist or a history buff, you can discover new details about the Revolutionary War in records that include:
- Soldier Service Records
- Original letters written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and other Founding Fathers
- Revolutionary War Pension Files
- Payment Vouchers for Military Pensions
- George Washington Correspondence
- and more
Hurry, this free access ends July 7, 2010.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Millions Of Original Documents Help Americans Gain A New Perspective On The War
The following is from Footnote.
June 10, 2010 – Lindon, UT – Today Footnote.com announced that its U.S. Civil War Collection will be made free to the public through the month of June. Footnote.com has worked with the U.S. National Archives over the past three years to create the largest repository of Civil War documents on the web featuring over 30 million documents, photos and maps.
“Our strong partnership with the National Archives has allowed us to build an extremely valuable resource for researchers, historians and genealogists,” explains Russell Wilding, CEO of Footnote.com. “Now more people than ever have access to records relating to one of the most prolific events in our history.”
The original documents found in this collection provide a different perspective on the “war between the states.” Major events as well as accounts from individuals are brought to life on Footnote.com. Visitors to Footnote.com will find:
On Footnote.com members can also create their own pages to highlight their discoveries and research. Members have created Footnote Pages relating to the U.S. Civil War that cover topics such as:
Additional Resources
Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/footnote
Join us on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Footnotecom/52981708480
About Footnote, Inc.
Footnote.com is a subscription website that features original historical documents, providing visitors with an unaltered view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com, all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visithttp://www.footnote.com.
June 10, 2010 – Lindon, UT – Today Footnote.com announced that its U.S. Civil War Collection will be made free to the public through the month of June. Footnote.com has worked with the U.S. National Archives over the past three years to create the largest repository of Civil War documents on the web featuring over 30 million documents, photos and maps.
“Our strong partnership with the National Archives has allowed us to build an extremely valuable resource for researchers, historians and genealogists,” explains Russell Wilding, CEO of Footnote.com. “Now more people than ever have access to records relating to one of the most prolific events in our history.”
The original documents found in this collection provide a different perspective on the “war between the states.” Major events as well as accounts from individuals are brought to life on Footnote.com. Visitors to Footnote.com will find:
- Union and Confederate Soldier Service Records
- Widow’s Pension Files
- Emancipation Documents and Slave Records
- Confederate Amnesty Papers and Citizens Files
- Lincoln Assassination Investigation and Trial Papers
- U.S. Civil War Photos and Maps
On Footnote.com members can also create their own pages to highlight their discoveries and research. Members have created Footnote Pages relating to the U.S. Civil War that cover topics such as:
- Female Civil War Soldiers & Spies
- Papers of Robert E. Lee
- Union African Americans in the U.S. Civil War
- Confederate Soldiers Graves
Additional Resources
Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/footnote
Join us on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Footnotecom/52981708480
About Footnote, Inc.
Footnote.com is a subscription website that features original historical documents, providing visitors with an unaltered view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com, all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visithttp://www.footnote.com.
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Footnote gives Free Access to Newspapers the month of May
The following is from Footnote.
I wanted to let you know that for the month of May all the historical newspapers on Footnote.com will be open to the public. A free registration is needed to view the images.
To access the newspaper collections visit www.footnote.com/newspapers.
On Footnote you will find newspapers ranging from small towns to major cities and dating back to the 1700’s. Whether a historian or a genealogists, historical newspapers are one of the best resources that provide a unique window into the past.
I wanted to let you know that for the month of May all the historical newspapers on Footnote.com will be open to the public. A free registration is needed to view the images.
To access the newspaper collections visit www.footnote.com/newspapers.
On Footnote you will find newspapers ranging from small towns to major cities and dating back to the 1700’s. Whether a historian or a genealogists, historical newspapers are one of the best resources that provide a unique window into the past.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Mormon Entrepreneur - Family History Issue
I received the following email from Mormon Entepreneur that I am passing along to you. It's a great read. I really loved hearing the stories on how the movers and shakers in the genealogy world got their start and what drives them. Enjoy!
Dear Renee,
I wanted to share the following with you and would appreciate you sharing this with your readers or others you may find interested:
Mormon Entrepreneur has published their latest issue on Family History entrepreneurs. Published online every other month, Mormon Entrepreneur seeks to engage aspiring entrepreneurs through the stories of successful entrepreneurs. The result is a community of entrepreneurs engaged in each others success. In this issue, Alan Eaton (OneGreatFamily.com), Janet Hovorka (Generation Maps), John Vilburn (Ohana Software), Paul Allen (FamilyLink.com), and Russ Wilding (Footnote.com) are highlighted. Learn about about OneGreatFamily's latest project OneClickTempleTrip.com. Ask yourself, “Would I do Family History work if it took only one click to find a family member that I could take to the temple?" Read their stories online at http://mormonentrepreneur.net. Enjoy.
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Footnote's 1930 Census for the month of August
I've been behind in getting out a lot of genealogy information while I was on vacation and then recovering from vacation. One thing I planned of blogging about was the fantastic offer from Footnote - free access to the 1930 U.S. Federal Census for the month of August.
To get to the census for free, you have to go through the promotional page at http://go.footnote.com/1930census. Going through this page allows Footnote to place a cookie that gives you special access to the 1930. Once you’ve got that cookie, as long as you are on the site, you should be able to search from anywhere on the site and get into the 1930 census free. If you close the browser and come back, you’ll need to go back to the 1930 promotion page again.
I was just reading on the Footnote blog an update on how the promotion is running. It appears the first day or so when people tried to print a page they would get a message that they needed to sign up in order to do so. Well, that was an error and its been fixed.
Now it appears that so many people are trying to access the free census that they are overwhelming the servers. Things are becoming slow, frustrating, error prone and opposite of what the Footnote experience should be.
Footnotes response is:
See ya tomorrow, for tomorrow is always another genealogy day!
To get to the census for free, you have to go through the promotional page at http://go.footnote.com/1930census. Going through this page allows Footnote to place a cookie that gives you special access to the 1930. Once you’ve got that cookie, as long as you are on the site, you should be able to search from anywhere on the site and get into the 1930 census free. If you close the browser and come back, you’ll need to go back to the 1930 promotion page again.
I was just reading on the Footnote blog an update on how the promotion is running. It appears the first day or so when people tried to print a page they would get a message that they needed to sign up in order to do so. Well, that was an error and its been fixed.
Now it appears that so many people are trying to access the free census that they are overwhelming the servers. Things are becoming slow, frustrating, error prone and opposite of what the Footnote experience should be.
Footnotes response is:
"We are doing what we can to improve the experience and will be upgrading our systems to handle more visitors, but this will take some time. In the mean time, we expect that as the initial excitement dies down (or is dampened by the slowness of the site), things will improve.I sure hope things clear up. I haven't even gotten on the site yet!
If we can’t get things stabilized in the next few days, we will postpone the free 1930 offer until the systems are ready to handle it. We hope we don’t have to do that, but we want you to be able to use the census while it’s free and we need to be sure that we provide a quality experience for our current paying members.
We’ll post additional updates about the status of the traffic problems here on the blog."
See ya tomorrow, for tomorrow is always another genealogy day!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Homestead Records Available at Footnote
The following information is from Footnote.
HOMESTEAD RECORDS BECOME AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FOR THE FIRST TIME ON FOOTNOTE.COM
Original Records Documenting the Lives of Early Settlers Offer a Unique View Into 19th Century America
Lindon, UT -- September 18, 2008 – In an event held today at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Footnote.com along with several partners announced a project to make available hundreds of thousands of original Homestead Records on the Internet for the first time. This project involved the efforts of organizations including The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the National Parks Service, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and FamilySearch.
“It’s exciting to see various organizations with different strengths and capabilities come together to make this information widely available,” says Russ Wilding, CEO of Footnote.com. “This record collection is just one example how individuals on Footnote.com can connect their own family history to the big picture of American History.”
The Homestead Act of 1862 was a landmark event at a time when the American Nation was being torn apart by the Civil War. These records, most of which have never been microfilmed, contain more than simply the names of those who petitioned the U.S. Government for land. They tell the rich story of a fast-growing country and those men and women eager to live the American dream by becoming land owners.
Footnote.com has already digitized and indexed the Homestead Records from Broken Bow, Nebraska featuring almost 40,000 records. To view samples of these records and see what Footnote users have discovered, click here. Working together with its’ partners, Footnote.com will continue to release more records on the site.
Footnote.com has focused on making real history accessible to everyone and providing tools that enable people to connect with history and with each other.
Footnote.com recently released Footnote Pages, which allows users to create interactive pages for an individual, group, place or event. These pages bring history to life by allowing users to create:
Learn more by visiting http://www.footnote.com
About Footnote.com
Footnote.com is a history website where real history might just surprise you. Footnote.com features millions of searchable original documents, providing users with an unaltered view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com, all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visit www.footnote.com.
HOMESTEAD RECORDS BECOME AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FOR THE FIRST TIME ON FOOTNOTE.COM
Original Records Documenting the Lives of Early Settlers Offer a Unique View Into 19th Century America
Lindon, UT -- September 18, 2008 – In an event held today at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Footnote.com along with several partners announced a project to make available hundreds of thousands of original Homestead Records on the Internet for the first time. This project involved the efforts of organizations including The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the National Parks Service, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and FamilySearch.
“It’s exciting to see various organizations with different strengths and capabilities come together to make this information widely available,” says Russ Wilding, CEO of Footnote.com. “This record collection is just one example how individuals on Footnote.com can connect their own family history to the big picture of American History.”
The Homestead Act of 1862 was a landmark event at a time when the American Nation was being torn apart by the Civil War. These records, most of which have never been microfilmed, contain more than simply the names of those who petitioned the U.S. Government for land. They tell the rich story of a fast-growing country and those men and women eager to live the American dream by becoming land owners.
Footnote.com has already digitized and indexed the Homestead Records from Broken Bow, Nebraska featuring almost 40,000 records. To view samples of these records and see what Footnote users have discovered, click here. Working together with its’ partners, Footnote.com will continue to release more records on the site.
Footnote.com has focused on making real history accessible to everyone and providing tools that enable people to connect with history and with each other.
Footnote.com recently released Footnote Pages, which allows users to create interactive pages for an individual, group, place or event. These pages bring history to life by allowing users to create:
- Interactive timelines and maps
- Photo galleries
- Stories
- Links to other related Footnote Pages and Footnote Members
Learn more by visiting http://www.footnote.com
About Footnote.com
Footnote.com is a history website where real history might just surprise you. Footnote.com features millions of searchable original documents, providing users with an unaltered view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com, all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visit www.footnote.com.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
1860 U.S. Census and Civil War Pensions Index to Be Published
FamilySearch Teams with Footnote.com to Publish Historic Civil War Era Records
1860 U.S. Census and Civil War Pensions Index are first projects
SALT LAKE CITY-FamilySearch announced today its records access agreement with Footnote.com to publish two significant Civil War Era databases online-the 1860 U.S. Census and Civil War Pensions Index. The two relevant collections will provide free online access to millions of names of individuals from the 1860 to 1865 period in the United States. The completed databases will expand FamilySearch's growing, free U.S. Census collection online and Footnote's Civil War Collection.
The censuses and Civil War pension files are the most used collections of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The 1860 census provides a snapshot of families living during the Civil War Era. The index to the Civil War pension applications allows searchers to quickly see if a Civil War veteran or his widow applied for a pension-which can lead to rich family history information contained in the original pension document.
Under the agreement, FamilySearch will provide the digital images of the original documents for the 1860 U.S. Census, and Footnote.com will provide the indexes to both the 1860 U.S. Census and Civil War Pensions. FamilySearch plans to publish the indexes for both of these collections for free this year at FamilySearch.org. The images of the original documents will also be viewable at Footnote.com or accessed for free through the 4,500 FamilySearch family history centers located worldwide.
As segments of the collections are completed, users will be able to search them at http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch.
Civil War Pensions Index
Ten percent (3 million) of the U.S. population served or fought in the U.S. Civil War, and 2 percent (620,000) died-more American casualties than The American Revolutionary War, World War I, World War II, The War against Switzerland, The War of 1812, and the Vietnam War combined. If soldiers or their families applied for a pension from the government, an index card for the pension application should exist.
The index also extends beyond the Civil War to include veterans who served between 1861 to 1917 in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boxer Rebellion, and the regular establishment.
Each card usually lists the soldier's full name, rank, company and regiment, when he enlisted and discharged, and provides a certificate number required to order a copy of the original pension application from NARA. The completed index will allow users to search on a name, or browse by state, arm of service (infantry, cavalry, militia, etc.), regiment, and company to locate individual records.
1860 U.S. Census
The 1860 U.S. Census index will allow users to quickly search the names of 31 million people captured on the census. Additional information includes the age, sex, color, place of birth, and marriage status. Slave schedules show the name of the slave owner, number of slaves owned, number of freed slaves, and the age, color, and gender of the slaves. The names of the slaves were not included in the 1860 Census.
"These record collections provide a valuable view of America during a critical time in its history," said Russ Wilding, CEO of Footnote.com. "Together with the other Civil War documents on Footnote.com, visitors are able to piece together a picture of our history that few have seen before."
Ransom Love, director of Strategic Relationships for FamilySearch, added, "Footnote is targeting U.S. historical records and building their Civil War Collection. FamilySearch wants to provide free indexes to all of the U.S. Censuses online. This joint project helps bring both companies closer to their respective goals."
1860 U.S. Census and Civil War Pensions Index are first projects
SALT LAKE CITY-FamilySearch announced today its records access agreement with Footnote.com to publish two significant Civil War Era databases online-the 1860 U.S. Census and Civil War Pensions Index. The two relevant collections will provide free online access to millions of names of individuals from the 1860 to 1865 period in the United States. The completed databases will expand FamilySearch's growing, free U.S. Census collection online and Footnote's Civil War Collection.
The censuses and Civil War pension files are the most used collections of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The 1860 census provides a snapshot of families living during the Civil War Era. The index to the Civil War pension applications allows searchers to quickly see if a Civil War veteran or his widow applied for a pension-which can lead to rich family history information contained in the original pension document.
Under the agreement, FamilySearch will provide the digital images of the original documents for the 1860 U.S. Census, and Footnote.com will provide the indexes to both the 1860 U.S. Census and Civil War Pensions. FamilySearch plans to publish the indexes for both of these collections for free this year at FamilySearch.org. The images of the original documents will also be viewable at Footnote.com or accessed for free through the 4,500 FamilySearch family history centers located worldwide.
As segments of the collections are completed, users will be able to search them at http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch.
Civil War Pensions Index
Ten percent (3 million) of the U.S. population served or fought in the U.S. Civil War, and 2 percent (620,000) died-more American casualties than The American Revolutionary War, World War I, World War II, The War against Switzerland, The War of 1812, and the Vietnam War combined. If soldiers or their families applied for a pension from the government, an index card for the pension application should exist.
The index also extends beyond the Civil War to include veterans who served between 1861 to 1917 in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boxer Rebellion, and the regular establishment.
Each card usually lists the soldier's full name, rank, company and regiment, when he enlisted and discharged, and provides a certificate number required to order a copy of the original pension application from NARA. The completed index will allow users to search on a name, or browse by state, arm of service (infantry, cavalry, militia, etc.), regiment, and company to locate individual records.
1860 U.S. Census
The 1860 U.S. Census index will allow users to quickly search the names of 31 million people captured on the census. Additional information includes the age, sex, color, place of birth, and marriage status. Slave schedules show the name of the slave owner, number of slaves owned, number of freed slaves, and the age, color, and gender of the slaves. The names of the slaves were not included in the 1860 Census.
"These record collections provide a valuable view of America during a critical time in its history," said Russ Wilding, CEO of Footnote.com. "Together with the other Civil War documents on Footnote.com, visitors are able to piece together a picture of our history that few have seen before."
Ransom Love, director of Strategic Relationships for FamilySearch, added, "Footnote is targeting U.S. historical records and building their Civil War Collection. FamilySearch wants to provide free indexes to all of the U.S. Censuses online. This joint project helps bring both companies closer to their respective goals."
Monday, February 18, 2008
Footnote.com Free Access During February
Sorry this is late but the offer is still good.
Lindon, UT – February 6, 2008 – Footnote.com today announced free access to select databases during February in celebration of Black History Month. These databases include original historical records from the Amistad case, the program for the 1963 March on Washington and the Southern Claims Commission records from the Civil War.
“The Southern Claims Commission records document the experiences of former slaves during the Civil War and in the days immediately after,” says Toni Carrier, Founding Director of the USF Africana Heritage Project.“ They often contain information that cannot be found anywhere else. Family historians should plan to spend some quality time with this collection.” The majority of the records on Footnote.com come from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Since partnering with NARA a year ago, Footnote.com has been working aggressively to digitize and make these original source documents available online. To date, Footnote.com has digitized over 26 million images. Each month, approximately 2 million new records are uploaded to the site.
"Our partnership with Footnote has brought millions of our documents to far more researchers than ever before possible,” says James Hastings, Director of Access Programs at NARA. “Now researchers can come to any or our research rooms across the country and use the online indexes and records free of charge. And for a small fee they can have access to this rich historical collection in their own homes. We look forward to many years of working together to help Americans understand their history."
In addition to the records Footnote.com uploads to its site every month, members of the site are also making contributions by adding records from their files at home and creating their own web pages dedicated to topics that interest them. Member pages pertaining to African American history include topics such as slavery, African American war heroes and Civil Rights
“We love to see people get involved and take an active interest in history,” said Russ Wilding, CEO of Footnote.com. “There are so many historical treasures contained in shoeboxes that have been tucked away and forgotten in closets and attics. We encourage everyone to upload their shoeboxes of letters, documents and photos to Footnote.com to preserve and share their own histories.”
Footnote.com is the place where history comes alive. The site has something for everyone from avid researchers to those with a casual interest in the stories of our past. Visit Footnote.com today and see the future of history.
About Footnote, Inc.
Footnote.com is a subscription website that features searchable original documents providing users with an unaltered view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visit www.footnote.com.
Lindon, UT – February 6, 2008 – Footnote.com today announced free access to select databases during February in celebration of Black History Month. These databases include original historical records from the Amistad case, the program for the 1963 March on Washington and the Southern Claims Commission records from the Civil War.
“The Southern Claims Commission records document the experiences of former slaves during the Civil War and in the days immediately after,” says Toni Carrier, Founding Director of the USF Africana Heritage Project.“ They often contain information that cannot be found anywhere else. Family historians should plan to spend some quality time with this collection.” The majority of the records on Footnote.com come from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Since partnering with NARA a year ago, Footnote.com has been working aggressively to digitize and make these original source documents available online. To date, Footnote.com has digitized over 26 million images. Each month, approximately 2 million new records are uploaded to the site.
"Our partnership with Footnote has brought millions of our documents to far more researchers than ever before possible,” says James Hastings, Director of Access Programs at NARA. “Now researchers can come to any or our research rooms across the country and use the online indexes and records free of charge. And for a small fee they can have access to this rich historical collection in their own homes. We look forward to many years of working together to help Americans understand their history."
In addition to the records Footnote.com uploads to its site every month, members of the site are also making contributions by adding records from their files at home and creating their own web pages dedicated to topics that interest them. Member pages pertaining to African American history include topics such as slavery, African American war heroes and Civil Rights
“We love to see people get involved and take an active interest in history,” said Russ Wilding, CEO of Footnote.com. “There are so many historical treasures contained in shoeboxes that have been tucked away and forgotten in closets and attics. We encourage everyone to upload their shoeboxes of letters, documents and photos to Footnote.com to preserve and share their own histories.”
Footnote.com is the place where history comes alive. The site has something for everyone from avid researchers to those with a casual interest in the stories of our past. Visit Footnote.com today and see the future of history.
About Footnote, Inc.
Footnote.com is a subscription website that features searchable original documents providing users with an unaltered view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visit www.footnote.com.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Shrinking Pools
Alright, I might be a little slow but I was reading today this article from the 17th of May "80 Billion Family Files to Go Online" and had one of those AHA moments. You know how all these family history consultants are wondering, ever down right worried about what will happen to our Family History Centers when we go live with NFS. Some have thought that centers wouldn't be necessary because members could just do everything over the internet. You wouldn't need to come into the centers to clear names using TempleReady.
Now of course those are the consultants in Utah thinking that. Anyone from outside of Utah will tell you that more non-members use our family history centers than any of our members do, and they are not there to use TempleReady. We loose the non-member patrons when the results from FamilySearch Scanning and Indexing go live.
I've heard consultants say, "The Church will keep our centers open because we need to be there to help assist patrons in doing their family history, i.e. computer training, etc." I think that might be a good excuse to keep us open but it doesn't sit quit right with me. Why would a person doing their genealogy in the middle of the night wearing their comfy slippers want to come see me? If they are computer literate they will figure it out themselves. More and more people are becoming computer literate. It's not many patrons that I have to teach computer basics too. Of course, there are some, but people are starting to grasp this stuff.
It makes me think of this genealogy class I was attending and there was this ancient looking man in the audience with me. I swear he had to be in at least in his late 90's. He sat quiet and I don't know why but I started to wondered how much he knew about computers. Near the end of this class he just floored me with the beginning statement of his comment. You see he started by saying, in his frail little voice, that on his WEBSITE he used his ACCESS database... I didn't hear the rest I was shocked and thinking "this man knows way more than me." I'm sure he's not coming into the family history center for my computer training.
Yes some members don't have computers and need to come to the centers, but the pool of people that don't have computers or internet access is shrinking. I heard some really good figures the other day and can't find them to share with you, but people consider having computers in their homes a necessity, just like refrigerators. (If you know some figures please share.)
I recognize the fact that genealogy has a lot of facets and instruction in doing it properly is important. If people are going to do their family history work and we want them to share it, it's just got to be done right. I was watching YouTube the other day and thought wouldn't it be neat to learn how to put the class I just did about blogs on there. I could get really detailed and give lots of mini lessons, going into each facet in far more greater length than I would ever be able to in my class.
YouTube has the capability of delivering family history instruction to far more people than a family history center ever could. We have to think Henry Ford and bring the instruction to the people. Virtual learning and social networking can easily replace a family history consultant.
I realized today that our family history centers are going to be the access point for people like me. I know how to use computers, do research, document it, organize it, submit it, and share it. Those are all things that can be learned from the web. What I don't have is money. I will never be able to afford a subscription to every website hosting loads and loads of records that I may or may not want. Yah, we lost some good things on Ancestry but the future partnerships that the Church is making with archives and societies is going to make Ancestry's holdings seem like nothing.
I think when the Church made the announcements they are partnering with:
World Vital Records (worldvitalrecords.com)
Kindred Konnections (kindredkonnections.com)
Godfrey Memorial Library (godfrey.org)
Heritage Quest Online
Footnote (footnote.com)
We let that one kind of pass by us. I put the press releases on my blog along with tons others, but that is about as far as I went. Saturday, I had the privilege in attending the UVPAFUG monthly meeting. Justin Schroepfer from Footnote was our main presenter. I can not believe what they are doing. The month before that Yvette Arts, Whitney Ransom, & Jason McGowan gave presentations on WorldVitalRecords and FamilyLink. These companies are very new. If you look at their sites you might not find a TOTALLY over-whelming collection but it's coming.
I will try my best to let you know more about these companies that the Church is partnering with. I want to do my research first. But take comfort our family history centers are going to stay. You see the Church has the perfect delivery system setup for all the companies they partnership with and the deals are sweet to each. Family History Centers are going to become the "car dealership" for any one that wants to use these products. The partners know the odds are when the patron of the family history center finds the right "vehicle" they are going to buy. Now, that person wearing comfy slippers, is going to want to visit me.
See ya tomorrow, for tomorrow is always another genealogy day.
Now of course those are the consultants in Utah thinking that. Anyone from outside of Utah will tell you that more non-members use our family history centers than any of our members do, and they are not there to use TempleReady. We loose the non-member patrons when the results from FamilySearch Scanning and Indexing go live.
I've heard consultants say, "The Church will keep our centers open because we need to be there to help assist patrons in doing their family history, i.e. computer training, etc." I think that might be a good excuse to keep us open but it doesn't sit quit right with me. Why would a person doing their genealogy in the middle of the night wearing their comfy slippers want to come see me? If they are computer literate they will figure it out themselves. More and more people are becoming computer literate. It's not many patrons that I have to teach computer basics too. Of course, there are some, but people are starting to grasp this stuff.
It makes me think of this genealogy class I was attending and there was this ancient looking man in the audience with me. I swear he had to be in at least in his late 90's. He sat quiet and I don't know why but I started to wondered how much he knew about computers. Near the end of this class he just floored me with the beginning statement of his comment. You see he started by saying, in his frail little voice, that on his WEBSITE he used his ACCESS database... I didn't hear the rest I was shocked and thinking "this man knows way more than me." I'm sure he's not coming into the family history center for my computer training.
Yes some members don't have computers and need to come to the centers, but the pool of people that don't have computers or internet access is shrinking. I heard some really good figures the other day and can't find them to share with you, but people consider having computers in their homes a necessity, just like refrigerators. (If you know some figures please share.)
I recognize the fact that genealogy has a lot of facets and instruction in doing it properly is important. If people are going to do their family history work and we want them to share it, it's just got to be done right. I was watching YouTube the other day and thought wouldn't it be neat to learn how to put the class I just did about blogs on there. I could get really detailed and give lots of mini lessons, going into each facet in far more greater length than I would ever be able to in my class.
YouTube has the capability of delivering family history instruction to far more people than a family history center ever could. We have to think Henry Ford and bring the instruction to the people. Virtual learning and social networking can easily replace a family history consultant.
I realized today that our family history centers are going to be the access point for people like me. I know how to use computers, do research, document it, organize it, submit it, and share it. Those are all things that can be learned from the web. What I don't have is money. I will never be able to afford a subscription to every website hosting loads and loads of records that I may or may not want. Yah, we lost some good things on Ancestry but the future partnerships that the Church is making with archives and societies is going to make Ancestry's holdings seem like nothing.
I think when the Church made the announcements they are partnering with:
World Vital Records (worldvitalrecords.com)
Kindred Konnections (kindredkonnections.com)
Godfrey Memorial Library (godfrey.org)
Heritage Quest Online
Footnote (footnote.com)
We let that one kind of pass by us. I put the press releases on my blog along with tons others, but that is about as far as I went. Saturday, I had the privilege in attending the UVPAFUG monthly meeting. Justin Schroepfer from Footnote was our main presenter. I can not believe what they are doing. The month before that Yvette Arts, Whitney Ransom, & Jason McGowan gave presentations on WorldVitalRecords and FamilyLink. These companies are very new. If you look at their sites you might not find a TOTALLY over-whelming collection but it's coming.
I will try my best to let you know more about these companies that the Church is partnering with. I want to do my research first. But take comfort our family history centers are going to stay. You see the Church has the perfect delivery system setup for all the companies they partnership with and the deals are sweet to each. Family History Centers are going to become the "car dealership" for any one that wants to use these products. The partners know the odds are when the patron of the family history center finds the right "vehicle" they are going to buy. Now, that person wearing comfy slippers, is going to want to visit me.
See ya tomorrow, for tomorrow is always another genealogy day.
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